Soldiers come to the world

After passing through Wushan County, the fleet entered the famous Wu Gorge. This is a section of the Grand Canyon with beautiful scenery. "color", faintly heard the crowing of cranes and apes, and the vigorous Bashan apes jumped and climbed on the cliffs above the river, followed the fleet, and the soldiers were all exclaimed.

"Beautiful!" Sima Yi stood in front of the deck with his hands behind his back, looking up at the magnificent scenery of Wu Gorge, and couldn't help admiring again.

Liu Jing walked slowly to his side, and said with a smile, "In fact, the beauty of Mount Xisai is no less beautiful than here, but it is indeed not as magnificent as this place."

Sima Yi nodded, "There are indeed many beautiful scenery along the Yangtze River, such as Chibi, Xisai Mountain, and the splendor of the Jiangling section, but this place gives people a sense of openness and the insignificance of human beings, even if they fail. Not depressing."

At this time, the fleet circled a section of mountain peaks, and a small piece of gentle land suddenly appeared in front of it. It was a section of gentle foothills, with a radius of about tens of miles. Sergeant, wave the red flag of Jingzhou to greet the fleet.

Sima Yi smiled and said, "It should be Pang Xi and the others. After passing through Wucheng, Pang Xi should come to see Zhou Mu."

Although he had heard his name for a long time, Liu Jing had never met Pang Xi, so he said to his soldiers: "Let a small boat take them to see me!"

During this Western Expedition, the warships of the Jingzhou Army were all a thousand stones or less, and the hulls were too large to pass through a section of dangerous shoal in the Three Gorges. Liu Jing’s boat was also a thousand stone building ship. The first floor was a place for discussions and staff battles. The second floor is the living and sleeping quarters. Sima Yi also has his own boat, but today he entered the Wucheng River section, and he also went to Liu Jing's boat to discuss military affairs.

Not long after, Pang Xi and Deng Zhi boarded the big boat under the guidance of their own soldiers. Sima Yi cupped his hands and smiled at Pang Xi, "Prefect Pang, are you here?"

Sima Yi went to Bashu three times as an envoy, and passed through Badong County twice, and met Pang Xi. Pang Xi hurriedly replied, "So it's Sima's military adviser. It's been a long time. May I ask if the state shepherd can live?"

Sima Yi waved his hand, "The prefect please! The state shepherd has been waiting for a long time."

Pang Xi nodded and gave Deng Zhi a wink, and the two followed Sima Yi to the main hall of the cabin on the first floor. Although the two sides often exchanged letters, it was the first time Pang Xi saw Liu Jing, and he felt a little I was nervous, not because I was afraid of seeing Liu Jing, but because I didn't know what future Liu Jing would give me?

It stands to reason that he accepted Liu Jing's arrangement and took over Jianping County to ensure that the Jingzhou Army could enter Shu smoothly. He paid a heavy price for this, and he should be well compensated. It's a wonderful feeling, it seems that Liu Jing will not give himself too many benefits.

Sima Yi smiled in front of the hatch: "Zhou Mu, they are here!"

"Please come in!"

Liu Jing's deep voice came from the cabin. This voice made people feel an irresistible majesty, which made Pang Xi even more disturbed.

The three of them walked into the cabin. The cabin was very spacious and could accommodate at least 50 people. There was a circle of low tables around the walls of the boat. There were seats behind the tables, which were obviously used for banquets and discussions.

There is a sand table in the middle of the cabin, which is three feet long and two feet wide, occupying most of the middle of the entire cabin. In front of the sand table stands a young general with his hands behind his back, wearing a golden helmet and iron scale armor. Tall and majestic.

He glanced back at Pang Xi, his gaze was as sharp as a knife, as if he could see through Pang Xi's thoughts, Pang Xi's heart skipped a beat, and he was at a loss for what to do.

But the sharpness in the young officer's eyes disappeared quickly, and he asked with a slight smile, "You are Mr. Pang?" His smile was like a spring breeze, and immediately dispelled the anxiety in Pang Xi's heart.

Pang Xi knew that this was Liu Jing, the famous Jingzhou Shepherd, and he would also be his lord in the future, so he quickly bowed deeply, "Pang Xi pays homage to Zhou Mu!"

"We should be very familiar with each other, even though it's the first time we've met." Liu Jing said with a gentle smile.

Pang Xi nodded, "Zhou Mu is right."

"Please sit down! Mr. Deng please sit down too, you can be casual and don't be nervous." [

Liu Jing asked Pang Xi and Deng Zhi to sit down, Sima Yi sat down opposite them, and Liu Jing sat in the middle of the table. At this time, the soldiers served a few cups of tea. Liu Jing took a sip of tea from the cup and asked: "Before I set off, I received a letter from Pang Gong, and it seemed that I had encountered something unfavorable. I don't know how the situation is now?"

Pang Xi sighed, and said sadly: "This time I was eager to settle in Wucheng, but I couldn't give up the equally important Padong County, which led to being defeated by Yan Yan one by one, and my brother was killed. They were ambushed and lost [-]% of their troops, which is an unprecedented tragic loss for Dongzhou soldiers."

Although he didn't say it clearly, the implication was that he was telling Liu Jing, 'This is because of your order that caused my fiasco, and you are responsible for the huge loss. '

Next to Deng Zhi, he heard something in Pang Xi's words, and he was very disturbed. He didn't expect Pang Xi to complain so directly. Now is not the time to bargain with Liu Jing, which makes you confused.

Liu Jing's expression was very flat, as if he didn't understand Pang Xi's hint, he just smiled lightly and said, "I know the sacrifices made by Pang Gong and Dongzhou soldiers, and I will definitely double the compensation after this battle is over. Please don't worry, Mr. Pang!"

Pang Xi was overjoyed, and quickly cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Zhou Mu, for being the master of Dongzhou scholars."

At this moment, Sima Yi asked with a smile, "I don't know what's going on in Chengdu? Does Governor Pang know?"

Pang Xi hesitated for a moment. Of course he knew that his son-in-law Liu Xun had written a letter asking for help yesterday, but in front of Liu Jing, he didn't want to mention that he still had contacts with Liu Xun.

He thought for a while and said: "I only heard that three wars broke out between the Liu brothers, which were very tragic. In addition, I also know that both of them proclaimed themselves Yizhou shepherds. The elder brother occupies Chengdu, and the younger brother occupies Mianzhu. Liu Zhang knows that his sons are killing each other, and I am afraid that his death will not be peaceful."

Liu Jing nodded and said: "Whether it is Liu Xun or Liu Wei, they only care about their own interests, but they don't care about the life and death of the people. Such a person cannot be the lord of Yizhou, but I welcome them to kill each other. This provides us with Huge opportunity."

Speaking of this, Liu Jing thought for a while and said: "The next step is to capture Badong County. Pang Gong has been in Badong County for many years and has a high reputation. I want to ask Pang Gong to go with the boat and comfort the people of Badong County for me. It was my first stop, and it means a lot.”

Pang Xi pondered for a moment and asked, "Then who is better to guard Wucheng?"

Liu Jing glanced at Deng Zhi, smiled slightly and said, "I think Mr. Deng is the best candidate."

Pang Xi and Deng Zhi retreated, and Liu Jing walked to the sand table with his hands behind his back, staring at the terrain passes of Bashu. In history, Liu Bei and Bashu did not have warships, so they could only fight through the passes one by one, but there is no need for him at all. Now, he took the water route, from the Yangtze River to the Minjiang River, and fought all the way to Chengdu. As long as Chengdu is captured, the counties and counties in Bashu will also surrender.

However, Yan Yan of Ba County is a tough bone. If Huang Zhong can gnaw him down and comfort him, then the three counties of Bazhou will be safe.

At this time, Sima Yi sent Pang Xi and Deng Zhi away and walked in, "I told Zhou Mu that Pang Xi was placed in another boat, and Deng Zhi was sent ashore."

"Pang Xi has no objection?" Liu Jing asked with a smile.

"He seems to have noticed something, but he can do nothing."

Sima Yi gave a thumbs up and praised: "I thought Zhou Mu wanted to let him go ashore, but I didn't expect Zhou Mu to detain him. You are brilliant!"

Liu Jing said coldly: "This person bargains with me as soon as we meet, and I don't know what to do in the future. At the critical moment, he must not be allowed to control the key points of Wucheng. This kind of person must control him in my hands to be at ease."

Sima Yi also nodded, "Zhou Mu is right. After all, he is Liu Xun's father-in-law. Once a war breaks out between us and Liu Xun, this person will definitely help Liu Xun secretly. But can Deng Zhi rest assured?"

Liu Jing smiled complacently, "I will replace the defenders. Forgive Deng Zhi, a mere scholar, but I believe he knows the current affairs and knows who he should be loyal to?"

Sima Yi heard something in Liu Jing's words, and quickly asked: "Is the state pastor going to transfer the army of Dongzhou soldiers?"

Liu Jing took two steps with his hands behind his back, turned to Sima Yi and said, "I plan to transfer them to Jiangling for the time being. After the battle in Yizhou is over, they will be dismissed and returned to agriculture. No matter what, Dongzhou soldiers cannot have an army."

"Then how does Zhou Mu plan to accommodate Pang Xi?" Sima Yi asked again.

Liu Jing put his hands behind his back and said coldly: "That will depend on his performance in the future. If he performs well, I can make him serve as Jingzhou Biejia and reuse him, but if he dares to do something small, then I can only send him to Wuling When the county magistrate."

Sima Yi was silent, he didn't persuade much, after all, when sending troops to Bashu, one shouldn't talk too much about the benevolence of "women", it will be effective only if he acts with kindness and power, it seems that Liu Jing has done a good job, and he needs to persuade him more.

Yan Yanbai retreated back to Badong County, packed up the remnants of the defeated army, and lost more than [-] people. This made him very depressed. He ordered troops to be stationed outside Yubu City. he.

In the big tent, Zhang Yi saw that the general was worried, so he asked with a smile, "Your envoy is worried about losing to Huang Zhong?"

Yan Yan let out a long sigh, "Huang Zhong used to be the number one fierce general in Jingzhou, and now he is second only to Zhao Yun among the five tiger generals. It is normal for me to lose to him. I am not worried about it. What I am worried about is that Jingzhou will finally make a big move to the west. If we enter, what can our Bashu do to resist it?"

Peng Yi also nodded and said: "If I'm not wrong, the Jingzhou army must be deployed by water, Huang Zhong is only land, the real Jingzhou army is coming from the water, it should be led by Liu Jing himself, it's a pity that Liu Zhang still foolishly thought that Jingzhou The army was about to go north to Hanzhong, but it fell into Liu Jing's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, trapping [-] elite troops in Hanzhong, the situation is now grim!"

At this time, Zhang Yi hesitated, and asked Yan Yan in a low voice: "I heard that the two young masters fought fiercely for the throne in Chengdu, who are we supporting?"

"Hmph! Two idiots, prodigal sons."

Yan Yan cursed with hatred: "Two bastards, I won't support either of them."

Just as I was talking about this, a soldier outside the tent suddenly rushed to report: "Qi report to the prefect, Jiangzhou urgently asks for help!"

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